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Friday, December 3, 2010

All that glitters...

...is not gold, but sometimes is a shiny silvery thing.

Over the last few weeks I have been trying my best to stick around home and not wander the streets of our little town looking for something to occupy my time, as in thrifting, coffee drinking, book reading, holiday shopping etc. I have failed miserably.

The reason being that I am still recovering from surgery and am trying not to be around crowded stores with throngs of sick people. Again, fail. Lucky for me cough cough the pharmacy is right across the parking lot from the GW. You simply can not go to one without checking into the other...right?

The GW was full of Christmas/Hanukkah decorations and trinkets today and I was able to find a few things to add to my decor, even though I haven't done one iota of decorating yet...

a Holly topiary, five small snow-globe ornaments, shiny silver ornaments, vintage red and silver ornaments and a small wreath...all for about $5. Most of the items were in "grab bags" which I find completely intriguing. You just never know what may be hiding in there...

today, my sweet surprise, in the bottom of the bag of ornaments, is the letters J-O-Y, with a small Dove attached. I think I will find a place for that to hang year round, along with the H-O-P-E letters I found earlier. In my mind it was meant to be.

Now, if I want to see my kitchen counter tops again, I really need to get my mantel and tree decorated. Then, maybe, I'll share some pics...maybe.

did you know that "thrifting" is not a word, according to spell check!

that blue... remonded me i got a new tree last year and all new ribbons and ornaments... now to figure out where a tree a crib and 19 month old and new born will all fin into my house... hummmmm I can do this... i think :)

Jojo I definitely think it was meant to be! And it should hang out year round. You make me laugh! When you point out the the Drug Store is nearby, so what can it hurt to shop a little, when you should be home healing. I am so you, on that one!lol!How can a girl stay down when there are treasures to be found?big hug

Oh Lord girl you had surgery and NOW your galavanting around? Well your reference to the pharmacy close by is pretty funny and you DID get some beautiful new items. Decorate and show us everything. Come on you know us inquiring minds want to know, especially with bait like that!! Get well sweetie!

It's against the law to be near a GW and not go into it. Same for Salvation Army and St. Vincent de Paul. I need to find you Believe and send it to you. And nope, not any Christmas decor here. And not sure there will be.

Oh Jojo you are a gal after my own heart out thrifting so soon after surgery! Really pretty finds and I love that you found J-O-Y attached to the dove at the bottom of your ornament bag. I believe that it was specially meant for you. xo ~Lili

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a rainy day and mondays kind of gal, who is owned by our setter/lab mix, loves coffee, grandbabies, thrifting, collecting, old book stores and life. trying to live a life of grace and dignity although the odds are stacked against me...courage, dear heart, courage.